Africell Visibly Fighting COVID-19

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With COVID-19 battering the world
(Sierra Leone included) there is only one Telecommunications Company in Sierra
Leone which is visibly at the forefront and in the frontline, fighting the
spread and to eventually conquer COVID-19. That company is Africell.

It is no secret that since
COVID-19 entered Sierra Leone; Africell has been out and about making efforts
at sensitizing and donating materials and equipment to health authorities to
curb the spread of the virus.

It could be recalled that
Africell at a well-attended press conference held in the Ministry of Health and
Sanitation conference room, handed over a sizeable number of protective gears
and other items to the Health Ministry.

Africell, before now, has been
involved in a number of socio-economic matters aimed at elevating the status of
the ordinary Sierra Leonean.

A few months ago, Africell
provided seed capital to the Sierra Leone Commercial Motorbike Riders Union
Le30 million (thirty million Leones) to support the Union’s constitutional
review and to set up structures that will enable the bike riders to implement
an MoU signed at a ceremony held at Wilberforce field between Africell
management and the executive of the Bike Riders Union.

That Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) between Africell and the Sierra Leone Commercial Bike Riders Union was to
officially make the Union members, Mobile Africell Money Agents in order to
penetrate hard-to-reach areas of the communities around the country with
much-needed mobile financial services; which is now greatly helping the
ordinary masses during this COVID-19 pandemic.

During these difficult times when COVID-19 is
ravaging many parts of the world including Sierra Leone, several precautionary
measures are being implemented in an effort to combat the spread of the virus.

Africell before now demonstrated that it is
the first when it comes to mobile technology and improving communication
services in Sierra Leone by introducing the Electronic SIM which can only be
found in places like the Americas, Europe and Asia. During this COVID-19
pandemic affecting Sierra Leone and other parts of the world, Africell has made
it possible for people to be in the comfort of their homes and be able to
access their bank accounts, make calls, and do many other things through the
E-SIM which unlike other SIMs does not need human touch which is one of the do
not do precautions in the fight against COVID-19.

At the same time, telecommunications giant
Africell, is set to invest an additional $100 million to expand its network and
financial services in Sierra Leone and other African countries.

Reports say this colossal amount would help
fund infrastructural investments for its operations in Sierra Leone, The
Gambia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

All of this is demonstration of Africell’s
commitment to making better the lives of Sierra Leoneans during the COVID-19
pandemic and even after COVID-19 would have been conquered with robust support
from Africell.

As it targets a huge chunk of the 7.2 million Sierra Leoneans
excluding hundreds of foreigners in Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone’s leading GSM operator,
Africell Mobile Company is definitely on top of situation and riding high above
other competitors.